Obadiah German

Obadiah German (22 April 1766-24 September 1842) was a US Senator from New York from 4 March 1809 to 3 March 1815, succeeding Samuel L. Mitchill and preceding Nathan Sanford. He was a Democratic-Republican.

Biography
Obadiah German was born in Amenia, New York in 1766, and he became a lawyer in 1792. German served in the New York General Assembly from 1798 to 1799, from 1804 to 1805, and from 1807 to 1809, and he served in the US Senate from 1809 to 1815. He criticized the lack of preparations for the War of 1812 and voted against the war. After leaving the Senate, he helped with the construction of the Erie Canal, and German went on to join the US Whig Party. He died in 1842.